OPEC Professional Development

Our Training Academy Webinar series is back! Register for our Sept 8 event: https://beav.es/training-academy
Micro-Learning for Modern Families: Turning Everyday Communication Into Opportunities for Learning / Microaprendizaje para familias modernas: convertir la comunicación de cada día en oportunidades para aprender
With Kamil Donawa, Ed.S, Parent Resource Center Educator
Sep 8, 2026, 10:00am-11:30am (Virtual)
On Zoom, Free! Spanish interpretation is available during the live event. / La interpretación a español estará disponible durante el evento en vivo.

Our fall trainings are now open for registration! See the full calendar in our latest newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/messages/the-opec-training-academy-is-back

Looking for professional development this summer? Early Childhood Investigations Webinars has some great free webinars scheduled for July, including:
HuUbuntu: I Am Because We Are - Reconceptualizing family engagement with Dr. Patrick Makokoro
Creating Connections with Teen Parents with Debrah Clark and Treasa Howard
Good Grief! Effective Practices for Supporting Conversations about Death in Early Childhood Settings by Melody Passemante Powell
Register for all these free webinars at:

Early Childhood Webinars – Free Online Childcare Training Free, expert-led early childhood education webinars offering practical strategies and inspiring insights. Serving over 3 million early education professionals, join to learn and receive certificates.

Check out this new free PD from DELC!

New Free Professional Development Series Supports Early Learning Providers Across Oregon The Oregon DELC is launching free professional development series for child care providers to improve behavior management and relationship-building techniques, available in multiple languages.

All are invited for the final OPEC Training Academy of the 2025-2026 series! Free registration at https://beav.es/training-academy
June 9 2026, 10-11:30 AM Pacific on Zoom
Growing Together: A 4-Step Framework for Self-Compassion in Families/Creciendo Juntos: Un Marco de 4 Pasos para la Autocompasión en Familias
With Jamie Lynn Tatera, creator of Mindfulness and Self-Compassion for Children and Caregivers (MSC-CC) program
Spanish interpretation is available during the live event.

The OPEC Training Academy series will return after summer break. Keep an eye out for when fall workshops are available for registration!

In honor of Child Abuse Prevention month, our upcoming OPEC Training Academy is with Rosa Casquino, LCSW on Responding With Care: Domestic Violence Awareness for Parenting Professionals.
Tuesday April 14, 10-11:30 AM Pacific
Register at: https://beav.es/training-academy
In this workshop, Rosa will offer a trauma-informed overview of how domestic violence can impact caregivers and their ability to engage in supportive services, including parenting education and family-focused programs. The workshop also highlights culturally responsive considerations, including working with Latino families.

Tickets to the 2026 Oregon Parenting Educators Conference have sold out. We are AMAZED at the response to this year's conference and we are very excited to see everyone later this month!
We also know that you may not have expected our conference to sell out, and we apologize for any inconvenience. See our latest Parenting Educator Post about some other virtual and Oregon conferences that may be of interest to parenting educators:

The 2026 Oregon Parenting Educators Conference has sold out We had an amazing response to our conference and we have sold out! Those on the waitlist will be contacted if a spot opens up. Thank you to everyone for the excitement and we look forward to seeing everyone later this month!

You are in luck! Register today for the 2026 Oregon Parenting Educators Conference and enjoy early bird discounts and available scholarship opportunities!
https://health.oregonstate.edu/opec/conference

Attendees at our 2026 Conference will get to select from over 40 unique breakout workshop sessions in addition to fabulous keynote speakers! These breakouts are facilitated by local and national speakers, researchers, authors and experts of the field. Register today for the best selection of available workshops! 💦
https://health.oregonstate.edu/opec/conference